In this week's episode of Babel, Jon Alterman talks with Dr. Azzam Alwash, an engineer working to restore Iraq's wetlands and the founder of Nature Iraq. Dr. Alwash talks about why wetlands are important and how he and others work to convince Iraq's government to take action. Then, Jon, Natasha Hall, and McKinley Knoop discuss the relationship between climate change, governance, and trust.\n\nAzzam Alwash, \u201cIraq\u2019s Climate Crisis Requires Bold Cooperation,\u201d\xa0The Century Foundation,\xa0December 14, 2020.\xa0\n\nWill Todman, "Iraq's Explosive Plague," CSIS, April 15, 2019.\n\nAzzam Alwash,\xa0\u201cThe Mosul Dam: Turning a Potential Disaster into a Win-Win Solution,\u201d\xa0Viewpoints\xa068,\xa0Wilson Center, 2016.\xa0\n\nPeter Schwartzstein, "Iraq's Famed Marshes Are Disappearing - Again," National Geographic, July 9, 2015.\n\nEpisode Transcript, "Restoring Iraq's Marshes," CSIS, January 26, 2021.